Ink panel: Hunting the sun and surveying the sky from the bow.

Chapter 109: Tiger troubles intensify, custom-made heavy bows
The public security situation in the shantytowns in the west city has been significantly improved due to daily patrols by many hunters in Hongshanzhai.

Coupled with Shen Qing's previous fierce style of doing things, no one dared to provoke him for a while.

After one or two months, dozens of families from Hongshanzhai who had come here made a lot of money from it.

house.

Shen Qing, Zhang Baoqing and several other families sat at an octagonal table, chatting about recent events.

"Uncle Zhang and his family moved to the inner city?" Shen Qing asked as he picked up a ceramic bowl and took a sip of coarse tea.

Zhang Baoqing didn't evade the question and said directly, "My family just moved in yesterday. Everyone has made some money these days, and many people want to move to the inner city. My cousin's wife urged him to move in, so he had no choice but to move in. However, I also told them not to delay the patrol here."

While speaking, Zhang Baoqing glanced at Shen Qing vaguely, as if he was worried about displeasing him.

Shen Qing put down the ceramic bowl and said calmly, "It's nothing. People go to higher places and water flows to lower places. I understand. The inner city is safe and prosperous. There's nothing wrong with living there."

After several efforts, Shen Qing had saved up a lot of money, enough for him to practice martial arts.

Money is no longer the most urgent thing for him.

There is a lot of protection fee in the shantytown outside, but it is not that high.

Shen Qing didn't put too much thought into it.

In his opinion, people's hearts always change.

These people have never seen the world, so when they arrive in a strange place, they will naturally choose to stick together and rely on him.

After a long time, these people will gain a firm foothold and have their own selfish desires.

It is impossible to be as united as at the beginning at this time.

Shen Qing had anticipated this.

So from the beginning, I was aiming to make quick money.

Once his cultivation level improves, he will have plenty of ways to make money in the future, and he won't have to cling to an old and rotting tree.

Seeing that there was no unhappiness on Shen Qing's face, Zhang Baoqing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and relaxed.

"I know that you are kind-hearted, Qingzi. Everyone who follows you will surely have a bright future."

"Nothing major has happened in or outside Taiping County recently, right?" Shen Qing asked.

Another hunter from the same village who was sitting at the Eight Immortals Table said, "There was a really big incident yesterday, and it has something to do with us."

"What's the matter?"

"Do you still remember that demon tiger?"

Tian Xiaohu was slightly stunned. No one was more familiar with this demon tiger than the people of Hongshan Village. He asked, "I remember. What's the matter?"

"I heard that all the government officials who went to encircle and suppress the rebellion were killed, and even some people from the Weiwu Division were killed. Several villages near Shicheng Mountain were wiped out."

"Ah? How come we didn't know anything about such a big thing?"

Shen Qing was also a little confused.

He didn't hear any sound in Linfeng Hall.

"The trouble caused by the Huangtian Cult has not been dealt with yet, and now there is another tiger threat. The county magistrate is afraid of impeachment and riots, so he deliberately blocked the news. If someone I know hadn't happened to see it, I'm afraid I wouldn't have known about it."

"Alas... When will this world be peaceful?"

Shen Qing remained silent.

If the tiger problem continues, the county government will have to recruit martial artists from the city sooner or later.

If you don't plan for the future, you will have immediate worries. You need to prepare early.

Shen Qing glanced at the bow and arrow hanging on the wall. The power of this old bow and arrow was a little too weak.

In front of him, whose cultivation is constantly improving, it is like a child's toy.

It's time to customize a heavy bow just in case.

After chatting about some trivial matters, everyone dispersed.

It's still early.

Shen Qing was a man who did what he said, so he walked straight towards the inner city.

There are not many masters in Taiping City who can make heavy bow weapons.

Ruan Kiln Master, who lives in the east of the city, is one of them and has the best craftsmanship among many masters. The kiln of this Ruan Kiln Master is relatively remote and not easy to find.

Shen Qing asked and guessed along the way before he finally found the path leading to the residence of Kiln Master Ruan.

"The master of the Ruan kiln in the east of the city is a famous craftsman within a hundred miles. His craftsmanship is unmatched. Time is short. I need him to have time to make a heavy bow for me as soon as possible."

"If I go up the mountain and strangle the tiger monster, I can also protect myself."

Shen Qing muttered to himself as he stepped onto the path. The soil under his feet became sticky and made a slight squeaking sound.

Along the way, Shen Qing walked through the sparse streets and alleys and found that they were full of garbage that no one had cleaned up.

Logically speaking, this shouldn't happen in the inner city.

“It’s really run-down…”

Compared to the vibrant season, Taiping County is somewhat disturbing at the moment.

Shen Qing didn't think much about it, and hurried on his way. Soon he arrived in front of the kiln shop of Master Ruan.

The door of the kiln shop was half open, and the light from the fire shone through the crack in the door and reflected on Shen Qing's face.

He pushed open the door and was greeted by a wave of heat, along with the crisp sound of a hammer hitting metal.

"Master Ruan, I am Shen Qing, and I have come to visit you specially."

Shen Qing bowed and his voice echoed in the empty kiln shop.

"Shen Qing?" A loud voice came from beside the fire.

The person who spoke was a burly, bearded middle-aged man.

He raised his head with a sharp light in his eyes: "Why did you come to see me?"

Shen Qing went straight to the point and said, "I would like to ask the kiln owner to make me a heavy bow."

"Heavy bow? How heavy should it be?"

"I want fifty stones."

Kiln Master Ruan was stunned.

Fifty stones?
One stone is equal to one hundred pounds.

Fifty shi is five thousand jin.

A fifty-stone bow requires an arm strength of five thousand pounds to pull it open.

Ordinary people simply can't do it.

Kiln Master Ruan glanced at him and asked, "Are you a martial artist?"

Shen Qing nodded without comment.

The owner of the Ruan Kiln did not ask any more questions and said truthfully, "I don't have any other special materials for a 50-stone bow. I can only make an iron bow blank to meet your requirements. The horns of such a bow must be made of buffalo horns, the strings must be made of the tendons of white mang, a mountain delicacy, and the glue must be boiled from the fish sap of the sea treasure fish. Only in this way can it be made. The bow body and glue must be dried in the shade for two months, and the debugging and improvement must be done for one month. In addition to finding these materials, it will take me at least half a year to make it... It's a lot of trouble."

"Half a year?" Shen Qing's eyebrows twisted into a knot: "No, I want a month!"

Kiln Master Ruan stopped forging iron and glared at Shen Qing, "Are you teasing me?"

"I'll add money."

"Uh..." Kiln Master Ruan's expression suddenly eased. He walked to the side, picked up a piece of black iron, looked at Shen Qing and said, "One and a half months, two hundred taels. If you can accept it, do it. If you can't accept it, forget it."

Two hundred taels?!

Shen Qing couldn't help but be shocked.

This price is enough to buy a good house in the inner city.

But after a little consideration, Shen Qing agreed without hesitation: "Okay."

Kiln Master Ruan threw the black iron into the furnace and said, "Leave a fifty-liang deposit here and come back in a month or two to collect it."

Shen Qing looked at Master Ruan with some suspicion.

"Young man, I have been working here for so many years, I won't cheat you out of that little money."

Shen Qing didn't think any more about it. He took out the silver coins he had prepared and placed them on the table beside him: "I hope Master Ruan can make some for me."

"Don't worry, it won't hurt you."

(End of this chapter)